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Through the story of her aunt, who died of Chagas, Daisy Hernández raises damning questions about which diseases get attention — and whom we believe to be deserving of care. -
Mice are plaguing Australia, from rural farms in New South Wales to cities like Sydney. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sybilla Gross, a Bloomberg News reporter, about efforts to end the crisis.
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Until recently, plants from only one U.S. facility were approved for use in research. Adding new suppliers will accelerate understanding of cannabis' health effects and possible therapeutic uses. -
Vietnam's health ministry announced the discovery of the new variant on Saturday that has characteristics of two other strains. The country is currently dealing with a recent spike in infections.
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The nation's homeless population is expected to rise in the coming months, especially if a federal eviction moratorium ends in June.
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The pandemic's toll on Argentina was symbolized in a viral photo of a young COIVD-19 patient, unconscious on a hospital floor. We look at the latest measures and government response in the country.
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Many Asian Americans live daily with the corrosive effects of racism and racialized violence, yet there's very little research funded on Asian American health.
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Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says employers can legally require workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to the office. But workers can claim exceptions.
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Black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women. Some of them look to Black doctors for a sense of safety and connection, while medical schools add anti-racism training.
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With the focus shifting again to a Wuhan, China, lab, Dr. Céline Gounder, a COVID-19 adviser to the Biden transition team, says it's important to find the pandemic's origins to prevent the next one.
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President Biden has asked for a 90-day investigation into how the COVID-19 pandemic started, and whether it's possible that the virus leaked, either accidentally or on purpose, from a lab in China.
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Biden asks intelligence agencies to push for stronger conclusion to COVID-19 origins. Big oil firms face seismic shifts in how they do business. Shooter kills eight people at San Jose rail yard.
